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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The party’s about to start. Are you on the guest list? Just kidding, everyone’s invited! This is Engagement Party, a brand-new newsletter companion to the pop culture podcast of the same name hosted by Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro. We’re here to make you the best-read guest at the
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A letter containing “absolutely fascinating” details of life on the ill-fated Titanic cruise liner is expected to fetch around £35,000 ($47,000) at auction. Written by a passenger named Henry Hodges, the letter is dated April 10, 1912 – the day RMS Titanic set sail – according to a listing
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Seventy-four years after a Pan Am flight crashed into the water off Puerto Rico, killing 52 people and prompting sweeping reforms including preflight passenger safety briefings, an aviation search team has found the wreckage sitting on the ocean floor. The Air/Sea Heritage Foundation, in partnership with others including the
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A London bus driver discovered a caged monkey hidden in a laundry bag onboard his vehicle last week. The marmoset is thought to have been dumped by its owner, prompting animal welfare officers to warn of further abandonments as a result of a recent change in the law surrounding
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By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — With its forces on high alert, Israel is drawing up operational plans for a further escalation in the US-Iran conflict, three Israeli sources said, but for now remains on the sidelines and has no imminent plans to join. Israel has not been a direct participant in the renewed round
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Gilbert, Arizona (CNN) — Rep. Andy Biggs, the leading Republican candidate for Arizona governor, likes to tell supporters about the time he teamed up with the late Sen. John McCain to pass a law that helped American Indian tribes send alerts when children go missing. It’s a line in his stump
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — A Russian naval vessel carried out a rare live-fire weapons exercise off the British coast on Monday, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence, on the first day of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s tenure. The vessel, identified by British media as the “Neustrashimy,” conducted the exercise in international
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation into whether Jeffrey Epstein acted as an unregistered foreign agent for multiple countries, requesting records from the Trump administration on the scope of the late convicted sex offender’s foreign ties. In the Republican-controlled House, Raskin’s demands to the Department of Justice,
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CNN By Julianna Bragg, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — While social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate remain in custody in Florida as they challenge an extradition request from the United Kingdom, newly unsealed court documents reveal more details from prosecutors about the latest sex-crime charges the two are facing, including rape and sex trafficking.
Continue Reading By Julianna Bragg, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — While social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate remain in custody in Florida as they challenge an extradition request from the United Kingdom, newly unsealed court documents reveal more details from prosecutors about the latest sex-crime charges the two are facing, including rape and sex trafficking. The
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge today cleared the path for sale of the abandoned graffiti-covered Oceanwide Plaza.development in downtown Los Angeles. The ruling from the Judge Deborah J. Saltzman followed the withdrawal of objections by both the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County during Monday’s hearing. Saltzman’s confirmation order
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By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Defense on Monday identified two US soldiers who were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan, and on Tuesday identified another soldier believed to be killed in the Jordan attack and a service member killed in Iraq. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales,
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Jessamyn Dodd EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – Residents joined in as part of a nationwide anti-data center protests Saturday in El Centro. A recent survey by Gallup shows that 48% of Americans oppose AI data centers. Protesters say this is an issue for everyone, regardless of party affiliation. “It’s definitely a nonpartisan issue. It’s going
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By Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — From a remote hilltop just north of Nablus, the view stretches across the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlements, Palestinian villages and the winding roads and checkpoints that connect – and divide – them. Scattered among the olive groves below lie thousands of years of history:
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — As of June 2026, the average price of ground chuck per pound are at $6.98, up 88 cents, or 14%, from June 2025. The increase is part of a longer trend. Ground chuck prices have climbed steadily over the past two decades, outpacing price increases for other grocery staples, including
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Concerning trends around swimming pools are pushing doctors to remind the public about drowning prevention. According to Desert Regional Medical Center, drowning-related visits in 2026 are already on pace to exceed the number of incidents it saw in 2025. Drowning-Related Emergency Department Visits 2025 (full year): 6 visits 2026 (through June/July): 6
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As the cost of living continues to rise, more Coachella Valley residents are turning to side hustles to bring in extra income. From gig work to temporary jobs and small businesses, we explore why more people are taking on additional work and how these extra income streams are changing the
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By Sarah Ferris, Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — In the insular world of Maine politics, it’s known as the “water bottle incident.” The moment happened some five years ago when then-state Senate president Troy Jackson clashed with fellow Democrats during a private meeting inside the state capitol. Jackson, a gruff former logger who has now
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INDIO, Calif. — The Indio Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office are among a select group of California law enforcement agencies receiving state funding to expand education efforts aimed at preventing impaired driving. The grant is part of more than $41 million awarded by the California Highway Patrol to 183 state and local
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Plaza Theatre is producing a tribute to the long-running show, the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, which ran at the theatre for 23 seasons. “Still Kicking: Celebrating the Legacy of the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies,” the special one-day event will be held on Monday, December 14 at 7 pm. The
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